Martin Luther

“A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to everyone.”

Question for Meditation: This statement seems like a contradiction. What would a “free servant” look like?

St. Mary MacKillop

“Live in perfect charity and love, aiding and mutually encouraging one another in the thorny yet strong sweet path marked out for each of us to follow.”

Question for Meditation: How do you aid and encourage others?

1 Corinthians 12:27

“Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it.”

Question for Meditation: What does it mean to you to be a part of the body?

1 Corinthians 12:27

“Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it.”

Question for Meditation: What does it mean to you to be a part of the body?

St. Francis of Assisi

“Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.”

Question for Meditation: What can we give to the poor members of our community?

Yogi Berra

“When you’re part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they’d do the same for you.”

Question for Meditation: How do you protect your team?

Yasmin Mogahed

“When someone shows you their heart, their past, their wounds, they have entrusted you with the deepest part of themselves. It is the part of themselves that makes them uniquely beautiful. To be trusted in this way is a great honor. Guard that trust with your life.”

Question for Meditation: What have others trusted you with?

Pope St. John Paul II

“Open wide the doors for Christ.”

Question for Meditation: If you “open[ed] wide the doors for Christ,” who would walk in?

White Elk Cherokee proverb

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.”

Question for Meditation: How do the people in your life understand who you are?

St. Thérèse de Lisieux

“I saw that every flower He has created has a beauty of its own, that the splendor of the rose and the lily’s whiteness do not deprive the violet of its scent nor make less ravishing the daisy’s charm. I saw that if every little flower wished to be a rose, Nature would lose her spring adornments, and the fields would be no longer enameled with their varied flowers.”

Question for Meditation: What is unique about you?